Drink-mixer.



W. M. PETITFILS.

DRINK MIXER.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.25,1915. 1,199,990. Patented (m. 3,1916.

WALTER M. PETITFILS, 0]? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DRINK-MIXER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3,1916.

Application filed October 25, 1915. Serial No. 57,778.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER M. PE'rrrFILs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented new and useful Improvements inDrink-Mixers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a drink mixer in which the liquid contents of areceptacle are stirred and agitated by means of a mixing device operatedby an electric motor.

It is an object of my invention to construct a mixer in which anelectric motor rotates a .vertical shaft at whose lower extremity amixing device is mounted. Below said mixing device is a pivoted supportfor the receptacle whose contents are to be mixed. The support ispivotally mounted to a bracket and is adapted to swing in a horizontalplane.

The drink mixers now commonly in use have a fixed support for thereceptacle, and

' the stirrer shaft is mounted for reciprocal vertical movement so thatthe same may be 'nserted in said receptacle and removed therefrom. By myimproved construction, the apparatus is simplified, no provision forreciprocal movement of the stirrer shaft being necessary.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, Ihave illustrated a convenient and practical embodiment of my invention,and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a horizontalcross-section taken on a plane and through the base of the apparatus,showing the receptacle support in its closed or operative position. Fig.3 is a similar view showing the receptacle support in its open position.

On a suitable support, such as a table or the like 10, an upright 11 issuitably secured. An electric motor 12 is mounted at the upper end ofsaid upright, being secured thereto b bi' acket 13. A vertical stirrershaft 14, pivoted to said motor, extends downwardly means of acircular-shaped band or.

therefrom to a point suitably spaced from the base of said upright. Inorder to avoid vibrations of the stirring element 15, which is mountedat the lower end of said shaft and which may be of any suitable orpreferred construction, I have provided a shaft bearing 16 located atsome distance below said motor and secured thereto by suitableconnections 17. Extending horizontally from the base of the upright, abracket 18 1s prov ded, the outer and middle portion of whlch is cutaway to form a large curved recess 19 located below the stirring element1: A receptacle stand or support 20 is plvoted at 21 to the upper faceof one lateral end of the bracket 18. The support is provided at the endopposite from the pivoted end with an up-turned flange or lug 22, whichconstitutes a handle. The length of the support is such as to reach fromthe plvot 21 across the recess 19 to the "other lateral end of thebracket. The middle portion of the support is enlarged and has securedthereto a vertical circular flange or ring 23 adapted for the receptionof a receptacle or glass 9. An electric switch 24, which may have theform of a pair of pushbuttons, is suitably secured on the support 10,whereby the electric 'motor 12 may be operated.

From the foregoing description, the operation of my improved electricdrink mixer will be easily understood. WVhen it is desired to mix adrink, the receptacle support 20 is swung on its pivot to permit areceptacle or glass to be raised so that the stirrer shaft with themixing element will enter the receptacle from above. The support is thenswung in its closed position and the receptacle is lowered to fit intothe retaining flange 23, as shown in Fig. 1. The electric switch is nowclosed to operate the stirring mechanism. After the contents of thereceptacle have been sufliciently mixed, the receptacle is slightlyraised, to disengage itfrom the retaining flange 23, the support 20 isswung out of the Way and the receptacle is vertically lowered to clearthe stirring mechanism. v

It is obvious that various changes may be made by those skilled in theartwithout derecess below said stirring means, a receptaparting from thespirit of my lnvention as cle support extending across said recessclaimed. pivoted to said bracket, said support being I claim: adapted toswing in a horizontal plane, and In a drink mixer, the combination of areceptacle'retaining means on said support. vertical shaft, a stirringmeans mounted at In testimony whereof I have signed my the lower endthereof, means for rotating name to this specification. said shaft, abracket provided with a central WALTER M. PETITFILS.

